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Topic	Politics Containment Topic 356: amBushed
xp1337 01/07/21 9:32:05 AM #149:	Seanchan posted... Lets say they invoke the 25th and remove him. The doesn't preclude Pence from still pardoning him, right? Would Pence have the audacity to do such a thing after yesterday? (I supposed this question still stands if he was impeached and removed.) No, the sole limits on presidential pardons is that they can't be used in cases of impeachment and that it only applies to federal crimes. Literally from the Constitution: "[The President] shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? <cite>xp1337 posted [p:949215948] in Politics C... [t:79223743]...</cite> <quote>Seanchan posted... </cite> <quote>Lets say they invoke the 25th and remove him. The doesn't preclude Pence from still pardoning him, right? Would Pence have the audacity to do such a thing after yesterday? (I supposed this question still stands if he was impeached and removed.)</quote>No, the sole limits on presidential pardons is that they can't be used in cases of impeachment and that it only applies to federal crimes. Literally from the Constitution: "[The President] shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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